Mkhitaryan hopes Tuchel can convince him to stay at Borussia Dortmund

Henrikh Mkhitaryan believes Thomas Tuchel should be able to convince him to stay at Borussia Dortmund beyond the end of the season.

The 27-year-old has been one of the standout stars of Dortmund’s season so far with six goals and eight assists in 16 Bundesliga appearances.

The Armenia international has been linked with a move to Juventus but admits it was Tuchel who prevented him from leaving Dortmund last summer.

“I met him for the first time in March and he convinced me to stay,” Mkhitaryan told Deutsche Welle.

“I wanted to stay also, because I had some things to prove to the people, to show that I deserve to be here. That's why I am trying to stay this year also, to show all my qualities in helping the team to win a lot of games.”

When asked if he believed Tuchel can convince him to stay beyond the end of the season Mkhitaryan replied: “I hope so. If he did the first step, why not the second?”

Mkhitaryan has also hailed Tuchel’s impact on the Dortmund team, who currently sit second in the Bundesliga, eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

“we have a good connection and I'm very happy that I have the chance to work with him,” he said.

“Because really, from the first talk we had he told me that “Miki, I can bring you to a level of high-class.” And yeah, at one point I doubted it because I was not really confident that after a bad season he could make me a high-class player. But he did it and I'm thankful to him.

“He talks to all the players and he gets into the right conversation with them. He gives a lot of advice. He can tell you where you're right, where you're wrong and then you start to think about it all and at the end you realise that he was really right.”